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An ecology of high-altitude infancy : a biocultural perspective /
This book considers how the unique mountain ecology and socio-cultural patterns of the Himalayan region of Ladakh contribute to a peculiar pattern of infant mortality. Highlighting the roles of ecology, culture, history, and political economy, it stresses the burdens of women's work in this reg...
| Cote: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Électronique eBook |
| Langue: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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| Collection: | Cambridge studies in medical anthropology ;
12. |
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| Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
| Résumé: | This book considers how the unique mountain ecology and socio-cultural patterns of the Himalayan region of Ladakh contribute to a peculiar pattern of infant mortality. Highlighting the roles of ecology, culture, history, and political economy, it stresses the burdens of women's work in this region as crucial to birth outcome. |
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| Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (xxii, 244 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-226) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511185197 9780511185199 0511187882 9780511187889 0521830001 9780521830003 0521536820 9780521536820 0511186959 9780511186950 0511186029 9780511186028 9780511610943 0511610947 9786610457748 6610457743 1107148014 9781107148017 1280457740 9781280457746 0511313861 9780511313868 |